"People don't vote on electability. They vote on who they want to vote for," he continued.

The term "electable" has been frequently used in the narrative surrounding campaigns, most recently in the 2020 Democratic primary field.

A Monmouth University survey released earlier this month found that a large number of Democratic voters prioritized electability over values when thinking about potential 2020 challengers for President Trump.

“In prior elections, voters from both parties consistently prioritized shared values over electability when selecting a nominee,” the director of Monmouth University Polling Institute, Patrick Murray, said in a statement. “It looks like Democrats may be willing to flip that equation in 2020 because of their desire to defeat Trump. This is something to pay close attention to when primary voters really start tuning in to the campaign.”

Electability was a major topic of discussion during the 2016 Republican primary, with many observers incorrectly predicting that then-candidate Trump was not an electable candidate.